Cape town board decides not to hire Jim Millington for code enforcement

CAPE VINCENT  The Town Council decided not to act on the proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2013 that would have allowed it to hire a code enforcement officer.

Town officials had considered creating the position and have its zoning officer, James G. Millington Jr., conduct building inspections.

In light of further studies by the board, comments from the developers and builders and revelations of the Watertown Daily Times recent report, theres no way were going to adopt this law, said town Supervisor Urban C. Hirschey at the public hearing for the proposal Wednesday night.

Mr. Millington recently admitted to building his Point Peninsula home without a building permit. He had said his architect skipped town with the drawings that needed to be submitted to Jefferson County and was unable to complete the process.

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